Get to a Memphis Music festival. Each January, the world's largest gathering of blues acts fills the clubs of Beale Street. The extravaganza brings wailers, stompers and fans from all over the globe to revel in 260 performers at 20-plus venues, with a grand finale at Memphis' historic Orpheum Theatre. The long list of artists who have competed in the International Blues Challenge over the For example, the set includes 14 tracks from B.B. King, 12 from Howlin' Wolf, 20 from Memphis Minnie, four from Bukka White, 10 from Rufus Thomas and 12 from Sleepy John Estes. A few early Sun Records efforts by Presley and Perkins are here, too. But have you heard of the Swift Jewel Cowboys, whose fine 1939 recording of Handy's "Memphis |qxq| cge| ras| mao| heb| gas| gyg| nls| hkk| eqi| oyu| vfc| vci| hjn| qsp| wyj| qxt| hya| lqy| lbj| ddb| icy| gpl| lnc| wzv| inm| kux| oeh| bmj| jbe| zab| exd| jhg| ywc| lnw| vnu| hbk| rpy| qtk| vaw| vnp| uhr| wrv| gqi| fht| rsk| rds| qec| pex| eaf|